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Interdimensional Managers ([personal profile] interdimanagers) wrote in [community profile] interstellar55552015-11-09 12:45 am

☆TRACK IV: COME TOO FAR

Who: Everyone!
What: Something explodes in the distance. In a figurative sense.
When: November 6th.
Where: Anywhere you are.
Warnings: ???

“Like the legend of the Phoenix,
All ends with beginnings,
What keeps the planets spinning,
The force from the beginning.”

☆COME TOO FAR
On November 6th, the sudden lockdown of Pride Records and Virgo Entertainment finally ends. But not before some unseen actions have their consequences.



Due to the nature of the conflict, none of you can be there to see it, but that doesn't mean it can't be felt. In the morning of the 6th, something cries out to you spiritually - like the voice of a guardian angel, or a haunting ghost. Something, somewhere, is calling on you for aid. Pleading for you to lend it your power.

Whether or not you consciously agree, you'll feel a connection stronger than anything you've felt up till this point, like whatever this creature is is somehow in the room with you, or maybe like you're with it. What happens next depends on your alignment.

► LOVE & HOPE: All at once, characters with these alignments will feel as if they have taken a deep, spiritual blow - much like having someone clasp their hand around your "soul" and attempt to snuff it out. The attack itself will be brutal but brief. It's the after effects that linger, which may be any of the following:

1) Lingering spiritual pain that triggers symptoms akin to a fever in the body. It may also trigger effects such as nosebleeds and other signs of intense stress.

2) Forgetting everything except the memories you've regained.

3) A feeling of being desperately alone. How your character reacts to this feeling can vary, but the most common response will be seeking comfort from anyone nearby, even if you are not usually the sort of person to do that.

These effects will last from anywhere as short at 15 minutes to as long as 5 hours. You can pick more than one of these effects for a character, but try to balance the potency of each if you take more than one, so you aren't completely kicking the shit out of them. Vestiges of these effects can linger throughout the rest of the day, but in a significantly reduced capacity.

► DUTY & PASSION: All at once, characters with these alignments will feel an intense sense of fear and grief, as if they have lost something extremely precious to them. Generally speaking, this will manifest as a sort of panic or desperation to save whatever that thing is - but not being entirely clear on where they have to go or what they have to do to accomplish it. This can very well trigger some brash and irrational actions as they sort out this abrupt feeling of urgency.

1) Soon after the feeling begins, affected characters will feel empathically drawn to the characters suffering from the effects listed for Hope & Love, even if they are not normally the sort to be so concerned for others. This can go as far as having them be aggressively protective to the point that they will conflict with each other over it.

2) Along with that feeling of being drawn to protect them, all characters will feel an intensified kinship with all the other player characters - from both labels. This feeling of kinship won't cause them to know anything more about each other than they did before, but it will cause them to feel like much closer friends than they actually are.

These effects will last from anywhere as short at 15 minutes to as long as 5 hours. After that period has ended, all these empathetic effects will fade off on their own.

Any network posts made in the chaos will be deleted by the execs after the 5 hours period has closed, if not sooner. By the end of the day, Lesedi Santiago and Edward Blanche will announce their return, and bans from leaving HQ will be lifted.

They will not acknowledge the events of the morning unless someone goes to ask them about it.

“We've come too far
to give up who we are.
So, let's raise the bar
and our cups to the stars.”
panspermia: (★ Kidding myself)

[personal profile] panspermia 2015-11-11 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
Greg cringes under the touch, but doesn't flinch so badly this time. "I can't stay here. I'm not supposed to be..."

He pulls away from the stranger, trying to avoid that intense gaze. He can tell that the man won't listen to his protests. No one has, yet. "I'm sorry. I don't remember you. I'm not... I haven't played anything in years, there's been a mistake."
yuruse: (bring it)

[personal profile] yuruse 2015-11-11 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Weasel's frown only deepens. He moves away, eyes scanning over a nearby counter top before finally coming to rest on what he'd been looking for - a CD case for their debut album. Picking it up, he returns to Greg's side and silently holds it out to him.

Their pictures should be on the back cover, and that has to mean something.
panspermia: (★ Passions of Xanxor)

[personal profile] panspermia 2015-11-12 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
The faces in the picture mean nothing to him, aside from those he met earlier. But right there, in the middle. That's him, isn't it? It doesn't look right, though. Greg runs a hand over his face, slowly. There's something off about it, but he can't place it.

After a minute, he gives a weak, humorless chuckle. "Are... are we popular?"
yuruse: (the best)

[personal profile] yuruse 2015-11-13 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Weasel shrugs. It's not good that the image doesn't seem to make things fall into place any better for his friend. He's not sure what else might help. Hearing the music, perhaps?

"We're still new, but we have a following." He pops the CD out of the case, holding it out. "Would you like to listen?"
panspermia: (★ Let's count that a success)

[personal profile] panspermia 2015-11-14 09:36 am (UTC)(link)
He huffs again, smiling faintly. That's still more than he ever had. He looks the disc over briefly, before getting to his feet and looking around for the player. "Sure. Why not..."
yuruse: (glasses)

[personal profile] yuruse 2015-11-15 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Weasel gestures to a nearby entertainment center, allowing Greg the opportunity to slip the CD in himself. If they're lucky, hearing the music might spark something in his memories. He's always loved his work.
panspermia: (★ Get my head around it)

[personal profile] panspermia 2015-11-16 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Without the fever hindering him, Greg can properly take stock of himself as he moves over to the entertainment center. Everything feels just faintly off, but he can't place the reason. It's all... smoother, somehow.

For the first song or so of the album, Greg remains quiet, taking in the music. It's different from anything he can remember playing, but... it sends something stirring in him. He chews on his tongue, trying his best to recall.

"We wrote this one on a bus," he says, suddenly. His face screws up. "I was drunk. Is that a thing I do a lot?"
yuruse: (red)

[personal profile] yuruse 2015-11-17 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Get drunk, or write music while drunk?" The fact that Greg seems to recall anything at all has caused Weasel to brighten considerably. His bandmate's state of mind is very important to him - moreso even now than usual. "They often go hand in hand." His expression softens, a small and mildly embarrassed smile appearing.

"You enjoy yourself. It's not like it happens every night, just when an appropriate time arises. Besides, you have us." Their group isn't exactly full of heavy drinkers, given that two members are still recovering from stronger addictions.
panspermia: (★ How this works)

[personal profile] panspermia 2015-11-18 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
He's never been entirely above his vices, but it's odd to consider. Drinking is rare since his son came, and never to inebriation. Then again, this guy will probably tell Greg he doesn't have a kid. Not a legitimate one, at least. That thought makes him shudder.

"I've got you..." The fog does lift, ever so faintly, as he listens. Vague memories, here and there, of touring, partying, working. "Our manager... she's gonna kill me if I can't play." He mutters it, more of a vague realizationthan aanything concerned.
Edited 2015-11-18 06:07 (UTC)
yuruse: (grateful)

[personal profile] yuruse 2015-11-19 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
"You can play." Weasel is sure of this. Greg puts so much heart into what he does. "Once you have your instrument in your hands, it will all come naturally." He hopes so, anyway.

He isn't going to argue with the comment about their boss, though. She might not physically kill him, but things would not be fun if she found out he was having trouble. They've just got to make sure this doesn't happen.
panspermia: (★ Passions of Xanxor)

[personal profile] panspermia 2015-11-19 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah." He can play, he knows that much, but... in a band? With people following him? With people listening? It still sounds so completely alien.

Greg rubs at his face again. "I'm sorry. Everything's still so jumbled. Wesley. Weasel! Jeez. Sorry. I'm a wreck." Even if nothing feels right, he can accept that these people are looking out for him. He ought to be able to remember their names properly.
yuruse: (glasses and scarf)

[personal profile] yuruse 2015-11-20 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
Weasel wrinkles his nose a little at the name 'Wesley', but the more Greg fumbles the more he wants to help him out. The fact that he's remembering at all is important, and he has to do what he can to urge that progress along without forcing it.

He reaches his hands out, meaning to set them gently on Greg's shoulders, supportive. "It's all right. Ease into it. I'm here to help you, if you need it. A beam of support for your otherwise misaligned reality."
panspermia: (★ Let's count that a success)

[personal profile] panspermia 2015-11-23 10:35 am (UTC)(link)
Greg says nothing for a stretch after that, before he grins, weakly.

"That would make a great lyric. Ought to write that one down."
yuruse: (look down upon)

[personal profile] yuruse 2015-11-24 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
"I wouldn't be the first time." Weasel shrugs.

Though honestly, he hasn't even been tossing out poetic lines all that often lately. They don't roll off his tongue as easily anymore, and when he does say them he feels awkward afterward. The memories are surely to blame.